Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies (WIJS) at Young Israel of New Rochelle will present Dr. Rachel Korazim on Sunday, February 21, at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Zoom. Korazim will be the fifth speaker in the monthly scholarly programming offered by WIJS at YINR. She will speak on the subject “Land and Identity: An Exploration of Poetic Approaches to the Land of Israel.”

Born in Israel, Dr. Korazim is a Jewish education consultant in curriculum development for Israel and Holocaust education. She is one of the founders and directors of a special program for soldiers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and she was responsible for creating the educational framework and training teachers for the implementation of the program.

All WIJS programming is open to women and men. Please visit www.yinr.org/wijs  to view the complete WIJS 2020-21 schedule. For more information or to be added to the WIJS email list, please call 914-636-2215 or email: [email protected]. For Zoom information, please email: [email protected].